This special Issue of the Journal of Forest and Livelihood (JFL) has been devoted to take stock of the knowledge of climate change, forestry and livelihoods, focusing on the potential of REDD financing to community forestry groups in Nepal.

This special Issue brings together diverse angles of analysis on the potential and challenges, including possible strategies that Nepal should take to benefit from REDD. The papers together analyse the conditions that constrain or facilitate the process of forest carbon financing and explore strategies and challenges for rewarding local communities that have reversed the past trends of deforestation and forest degradation under the nation-wide programme of community forestry. In particular, this Issue has generated new insights into how and to what extent climate change is affecting forest and livelihoods in Nepal, and whether, how and to what extent Nepal’s community forestry can benefit from the emerging REDD mechanisms. read more

ForestAction in collaboration with other 12 organizations working in the field of natural resources have published the book entitled Basic Aspects of Natural Resources Rights in the New Constitution and Federal System in Nepal (in Nepali). This book explains how and why the natural resources rights of indigenous and marginalized communities can be ensured in the new constitution of Nepal. Further, the book explains about the international legal provisions on natural resources to ensure marginalized and indigenous people's rights upon it. read more

This booklet- Natural Resource, Civic Supremacy and New Constitution (in Nepali) mainly raises the issue that there should be supremacy of the local people in the Natural Resource Management in the upcoming constitution of Nepal. read more

In extending our collaboration with international organizations, recently ForestAction becomes a member of International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO). IUFRO is the global network for forest science cooperation. It unites more than 15,000 scientists in almost 700 Member Organisations in over 116 countries, and is a member of International Council for Science (ICSU). It has 8 Divisions, 65 Research Groups, 11 Task Forces, and more than 200 Working Parties.

ForestAction is exploring collaborative research and educational possibilities with various universities in the United States and Canada. The universities are - University of Toronto (Department of Geography), University of Michigan (School of Natural Resources and Environment and International Forestry Resources and Institutions), University of Minnesota (Centre of Natural Resources and Agricultural Management), Carleton University (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), and Portland State University (Department of Economics).

Bilateral talks are undergoing to explore the possibilities of joint research with a view to develop policy relevant, theoretically framed and practically nuanced knowledge outcomes on natural resource management.

ForestAction Nepal and College of Development Studies (CDS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen educational and research cooperation between the educational communities in both institutions.